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Official BOM Victoria State Daily Observations |
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Notes on the Weather
Issued at 4:30 pm EST on Friday 26 July 2024.
Recent Events
Rain was recorded across all districts in the 24 hours to 9am today following
the passage of a cold front on Thursday. Totals were generally between 1 and
5mm, however higher falls of 5-20mm were recorded over the Dandenongs, Yarra
Ranges, West Gippsland and the northeast. The highest falls were 28mm at Mt
Hotham followed by 24mm at Biggara and 21mm at Mt Buffalo Chalet.
Overnight minimum temperatures were generally close to the July average across
the State and mostly ranged between 2 and 6 degrees. The lowest temperature
recorded was -5 degrees at Mt Buller followed by -3 at Falls Creek, Mt Hotham
and Mt Baw Baw. Away from elevated areas Redesdale recorded a low of 0 degrees.
There were areas of morning fog in the north. It was cloudy along the ranges
with isolated light showers and drizzle. Elsewhere it was a cool to mild and
mostly sunny day with moderate to locally fresh north to northwesterly winds.
Maximum temperatures were generally 2 to 4 degrees above average in the west
and across Gippsland and close to average elsewhere. Maxima mostly ranged
between 13 and 19 degrees. The highest temperature of 19 was recorded at
numerous locations including Mildura, Lakes Entrance and Orbost.
The highest totals recorded in the 7 hours to 4pm were 5mm at Mt Buller and 2mm
at High Ridge.
In Melbourne the temperature ranged from a low of 7.7 degrees at 6:07am to a
high of 14.5 degrees at 1:02pm. There was 3.2mm of rain recorded in the 24
hours to 9am this morning with no further rain recorded in the 7 hours to 4pm
today.
Explanatory Notes
A cold front to the west is forecast to reach the far southwest tonight before
crossing the rest of the State on Saturday and introducing a cold southwesterly
airstream across Victoria. A high pressure system will approach western
Victoria on Sunday before crossing central Bass Strait on Monday. The high is
expected to be located just southeast of Tasmania by Tuesday night while
extending a ridge across central Victoria.
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